<p>I am a Chemical Engineering major applying to Harvard and Yale Computer Science terminal masters programs. Is it possible to get in with a 3.3 GPA? given i have strong GRE scores, good rec letters and an excellent statement of purpose?</p>
<p>Do you have anything else to offer? Related research or work experience in computer science?</p>
<p>Only if you have excellent research or work exp.
Also, why did you select these programs? Not only are they very hard to get into because of the Ivy name, but they’re not especially exciting or well-rounded CS departments (unless you see a faculty member you are super into).</p>
<p>Well Yale has a really unique “Computer Graphics in the Arts” Masters program that i am REALLY interested in, and I will be able to finish the program in just a year. Harvards program offers a lot of flexibility and it is also a year long program. Both are terminal masters programs. I DO have really good research experience however its Chemical Engineering research, not computer science. Basically I want to be a computer scientist now, not a chemical engineer. I will apply to a few other schools but Yale is my first choice. Should i even bother applying? Seems like GPA is the most important factor in graduate admissions.</p>
<p>You know… there are other fields which might combine your chemical engineering specialties with computer graphics design, such as theoretical chemistry or computational chemistry. Cutting edge research and awesome mathematics/programming…</p>
<p>Just my two cents even though this thread is probably too old to be discuss.
You were a Chem E, and you want to do computer science as master… It is weird. Unless you have already finished undergraduate computer science, and I don’t know much about that program you are applying. But logically speaking, a computer scientist is not just about doing simple C++ or Java. There are WAY a lot to it… statistics probability, discrete mathematics, data structure, algorithm, software engineering, stimulation, and whole a lot other courses…</p>
<p>I’m also curious to see how difficult it is to get admitted to Harvard/Yale for MSCS as compared to other top schools, i.e. Stanford, UIUC, Columbia, Cornell, etc.</p>
<p>Looks like a very old thread, but same question here.
Actually I’d like to know more about the differences of Yale, Harvard and Princeton. Cause I’m intending to apply to only one or two of them, and don’t know about their differences.
If I’m correct Yale should be the relatively easiest of them right?</p>
<p>To be blunt, letting the thought that HYP are the “best” universities in one’s undergrad college search is misguided; having this thought guide one’s grad search is ridiculous. If you’re serious about grad work you should be researching programs, departments, and faculty to match your interests and expertise, not chasing the brand names that high school students are obsessed with.</p>